使徒行传 25
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
向凯撒上诉
25 菲斯特斯到省里上任第三天,就从凯撒里亚上耶路撒冷去。 2 祭司长们和犹太人的首领们向菲斯特斯指控保罗,并且恳求菲斯特斯, 3 请他恩准,把保罗叫到耶路撒冷来。他们策划要在路上埋伏杀了保罗。 4 于是菲斯特斯说:“保罗正被拘留在凯撒里亚,我自己也很快就要回去。” 5 他又说:“所以你们中间有权的人都与我一起下去;如果这个人有什么过错,就当控告他。”
6 菲斯特斯在他们那里住了不超过十天八天[a],就下到凯撒里亚去了。第二天,他坐在审判席上,下令把保罗带上来。 7 保罗[b]一到,从耶路撒冷下来的那些犹太人就站在他周围,用很多严重的罪状来控告他,可是都不能证实。 8 保罗申辩说:“无论是对犹太人的律法,或是对圣殿,或是对凯撒,我都没有犯过罪。”
9 但菲斯特斯想要讨好犹太人,就问保罗说:“你愿意上耶路撒冷,让我在那里审判这些事吗?”
10 保罗就说:“我已经站在凯撒的审判台前,这里就是我应该受审的地方。我没有亏负过犹太人,就像您也很清楚地了解那样。 11 既然如此,如果我行了什么不义的事,犯了什么该死的罪,就是死我也不拒绝;但如果这些人对我的控告不是真的,那么谁也不能把我交给他们。我向凯撒上诉!”
12 菲斯特斯与参议会商量以后,就回答:“你已经向凯撒上诉了,你就将到凯撒那里去!”
阿格里帕王与百妮基来访
13 过了几天,阿格里帕王[c]和百妮基到达凯撒里亚,问候菲斯特斯。 14 他们在那里住了好几天,菲斯特斯就向阿格里帕王陈述了有关保罗的事,说:“这里有一个人,是菲利克斯留下的囚犯。 15 我到耶路撒冷去的时候,犹太人的祭司长们和长老们指控他,要求我定他的罪。 16 我回答他们:在被告还没有与原告当面对质,并且对被控罪名还没有获得申辩机会以前,就把被告[d]交出去,[e]这不符合罗马人的规矩。 17 因此,当他们聚集在这里的时候,我没有耽搁,第二天就坐在审判席上,下令把那个人带来。 18 那些原告站起来围着他提出来的罪状,并不是我所认为的恶事[f]。 19 不过他们与他有一些争议的问题,是关于自己宗教的事,以及关于一个叫耶稣的人——这个人已经死了,保罗却声称他还活着。 20 我对这些辩论也心里困惑,就问保罗是否愿意上耶路撒冷去,在那里为这些事受审。 21 可是保罗请求把他留给皇帝审断,我就下令把他留下,等着我送他到凯撒那里去。”
22 阿格里帕对菲斯特斯说:“我本来也想亲自听这个人讲说。”
菲斯特斯说:“明天你就可以听他讲说。”
在阿格里帕王面前受审
23 第二天,阿格里帕和百妮基大张声势而来,当他们与几个军官和城里的显要人物一起进了大厅,菲斯特斯一声下令,保罗就被带上来。 24 菲斯特斯说:“阿格里帕王和所有在场的各位,你们所看见的这个人,犹太的全体民众为了他,在耶路撒冷和这里向我陈情,喊着说他不应该再活下去。 25 但是我了解他并没有犯过什么该死的罪,不过他自己既然向皇帝上诉了,我就决定把他解送去。 26 关于这个人,我没有任何确切的事可以陈奏皇帝。因此我把他带到你们面前,尤其在您阿格里帕王面前,好使审查结束时,我可以有所陈奏, 27 因为我认为,解送囚犯而不指明对他的罪状,是没有道理的。”
Footnotes
- 使徒行传 25:6 不超过十天八天——有古抄本作“十多天”。
- 使徒行传 25:7 保罗——原文直译“他”。
- 使徒行传 25:13 阿格里帕王——指“希律阿格里帕二世”。
- 使徒行传 25:16 被告——原文直译“任何人”。
- 使徒行传 25:16 有古抄本附“以至于死”。
- 使徒行传 25:18 有古抄本没有“恶事”。
使徒行傳 25
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
保羅在非斯都面前申辯
25 非斯都上任三天後,便從凱撒利亞啟程上耶路撒冷。 2 祭司長和猶太人的首領向他控告保羅, 3 懇求他將保羅押回耶路撒冷,他們想在途中埋伏殺害保羅。 4 非斯都卻拒絕道:「保羅現在關押在凱撒利亞,我很快會回到那裡。 5 讓你們的首領跟我一起去吧,如果那人有什麼過犯,可以在那裡告他。」
6 非斯都在耶路撒冷只逗留了十天八天,便返回了凱撒利亞。第二天,他開庭審訊,命人將保羅帶上來。 7 保羅被帶來後,那些從耶路撒冷下來的猶太人站在他周圍,指控他犯了各樣嚴重的罪,但是都沒有證據。 8 保羅為自己辯護說:「我從來沒有違背猶太律法,褻瀆聖殿或反叛凱撒!」 9 非斯都為了討好猶太人,就對保羅說:「你是否願意回耶路撒冷接受我的審訊?」
10 保羅說:「我此刻正站在凱撒的法庭上,這就是我應該受審的地方。你很清楚,我並沒有做過什麼對不起猶太人的事。 11 如果我做錯了,犯了該死的罪,我決不逃避!但他們對我的指控毫無根據,誰也不能把我交給他們。我要向凱撒上訴!」
12 非斯都和議會商討後,說:「你說要上訴凱撒,就去見凱撒吧!」
非斯都請教亞基帕王
13 過了幾天,亞基帕王和百妮姬一起到凱撒利亞問候非斯都。 14 他們在那裡住了多日,非斯都對王提起保羅的案子,說:「我這裡有一個囚犯,是前任總督腓利斯留下來的。 15 上次我去耶路撒冷的時候,猶太人的祭司長和長老控告他,要求我定他的罪。 16 我告訴他們,按照羅馬人的規矩,被告還沒有跟原告對質和自辯之前,不能定他的罪。 17 後來他們跟我一起來到這裡,我沒有耽誤,第二天就開庭,吩咐把那人帶出來審訊。 18 他們都站起來當面指控他,但所告的並非我料想的罪行, 19 不過是關於他們的宗教和一個叫耶穌的人的一些爭論。耶穌已經死了,保羅卻說他仍然活著。 20 我不知如何審理這些事情,就問被告是否願意上耶路撒冷受審。 21 但保羅請求留下來,聽皇帝定奪,所以我下令仍然扣留他,等著送交凱撒。」
22 亞基帕對非斯都說:「我想親自聽聽他的申訴。」
非斯都說:「你明天就會聽到。」
23 第二天,亞基帕和百妮姬在眾千夫長和城中達官貴人的陪同下,聲勢浩大地進了法庭。非斯都下令把保羅帶上來後, 24 說:「亞基帕王和在座的各位,你們看,就是這個人,所有的猶太人在這裡和耶路撒冷都請求我處死他。 25 但我發現他並沒有犯什麼該死的罪。既然他要向皇帝上訴,我決定把他押去。 26 只是關於這個人,我沒有確切的事由可以奏明皇帝[a]。所以,我把他帶到各位面前,特別是亞基帕王面前,以便在審訊之後,我可以有所陳奏。 27 因為在我看來,解送犯人卻不奏明罪狀不合情理。」
Footnotes
- 25·26 希臘文是「主上」,用於對羅馬皇帝的尊稱。
Acts 25
King James Version
25 Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
2 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,
3 And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
4 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
5 Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.
6 And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.
7 And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
8 While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.
9 But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
10 Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
11 For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.
13 And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
14 And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:
15 About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.
16 To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
17 Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.
18 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
19 But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
20 And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
21 But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.
22 Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
23 And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.
24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
25 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.
26 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.
27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.
Acts 25
New International Version
Paul’s Trial Before Festus
25 Three days after arriving in the province, Festus(A) went up from Caesarea(B) to Jerusalem, 2 where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul.(C) 3 They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.(D) 4 Festus answered, “Paul is being held(E) at Caesarea,(F) and I myself am going there soon. 5 Let some of your leaders come with me, and if the man has done anything wrong, they can press charges against him there.”
6 After spending eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he convened the court(G) and ordered that Paul be brought before him.(H) 7 When Paul came in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him. They brought many serious charges against him,(I) but they could not prove them.(J)
8 Then Paul made his defense: “I have done nothing wrong against the Jewish law or against the temple(K) or against Caesar.”
9 Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor,(L) said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?”(M)
10 Paul answered: “I am now standing before Caesar’s court, where I ought to be tried. I have not done any wrong to the Jews,(N) as you yourself know very well. 11 If, however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die. But if the charges brought against me by these Jews are not true, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”(O)
12 After Festus had conferred with his council, he declared: “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”
Festus Consults King Agrippa
13 A few days later King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea(P) to pay their respects to Festus. 14 Since they were spending many days there, Festus discussed Paul’s case with the king. He said: “There is a man here whom Felix left as a prisoner.(Q) 15 When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him(R) and asked that he be condemned.
16 “I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand over anyone before they have faced their accusers and have had an opportunity to defend themselves against the charges.(S) 17 When they came here with me, I did not delay the case, but convened the court the next day and ordered the man to be brought in.(T) 18 When his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected. 19 Instead, they had some points of dispute(U) with him about their own religion(V) and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive. 20 I was at a loss how to investigate such matters; so I asked if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges.(W) 21 But when Paul made his appeal to be held over for the Emperor’s decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar.”(X)
22 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.”
He replied, “Tomorrow you will hear him.”(Y)
Paul Before Agrippa(Z)
23 The next day Agrippa and Bernice(AA) came with great pomp and entered the audience room with the high-ranking military officers and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in. 24 Festus said: “King Agrippa, and all who are present with us, you see this man! The whole Jewish community(AB) has petitioned me about him in Jerusalem and here in Caesarea, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.(AC) 25 I found he had done nothing deserving of death,(AD) but because he made his appeal to the Emperor(AE) I decided to send him to Rome. 26 But I have nothing definite to write to His Majesty about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that as a result of this investigation I may have something to write. 27 For I think it is unreasonable to send a prisoner on to Rome without specifying the charges against him.”
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